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Background[]
Wil Wheaton ( b. 29 July 1972 ) is an American actor, TV host, writer, producer, and blogger. He has appeared in live action television and cinematic roles; and voice acting performances and narration.
Wheaton is perhaps best known for his childhood role in the 1986 coming-of-age film Stand by Me as well as serving the teenage prodigy Wesley Crusher, one of the primary cast members for the first few seasons aboard Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. Wheaton has continued to reprise his role as Wesley Crusher in various guest appearances over the decades as well as a supporting cast member of the Star Trek Franchise.
Biography[]
Personal Life[]
Filmography[]
- A Long Way Home (1981)
- CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1982) 1 episode
- The Secret of NIMH (1982)
- Hambone and Hillie (1983)
- 13 Thirteenth Avenue (1983)
- The Buddy System (1984)
- The Last Starfighter (1984)
- Highway to Heaven (1985) 1 episode
- The Defiant Ones (1986)
- Long Time Gone (1986)
- Stand by Me (1986)
- St. Elsewhere (1986) 1 episode
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1987) 1 episode
- Family Ties (1987) 1 episode
- The Curse (1987)
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-94) 86 episodes
- She's Having a Baby (1988)
- Family Double Dare (1988) 1 episode
- Teen Win, Lose or Draw (1989) 1 episode
- ABC Afterschool Specials (1989) 1 episode
- Monsters (1990) 1 episode
- Toy Soldiers (1991)
- Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (1991)
- The Last Prostitute (1991)
- December (1991)
- The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1992) 1 episode
- Lifestories: Families in Crisis (1992) 1 episode
- The Legend of Prince Valiant (1993) 4 episode
- Tales from the Crypt (1993) 1 episode
- The Liars' Club (1993)
- Sirens (1993)) 1 episode
- Mr. Stitch (1995)
- It Was Him or Us (1995)
- Pie in the Sky (1996)
- The Outer Limits (1996) 1 episode
- Boys Night Out (1996)
- Gun (1997) 1 episode
- Trekkies (1997)
- Perversions of Science (1997) 1 episode
- Flubber (1997)
- Tales of Glamour and Excess (1997)
- The Day Lincoln Was Shot (1998)
- Love Boat: The Next Wave (1998) 1 episode
- F-- Hag (1998)
- Diagnosis Murder (1998) 1 episode
- Guys Like Us (1999) 1 episode
- Foreign Correspondents (1999)
- The Directors (1999) 1 episode
- Chicken Soup for the Soul (1999) 1 episode
- The Girls' Room (2000)
- Deep Core (2000)
- Python (2000)
- The Invisible Man (2001) 1 episode
- Weakest Link (2001) 1 episode
- Twice in a Lifetime (2001) 1 episode
- Speechless... (2001)
- The Good Things (2001)
- America Loves... Star Trek (2001)
- Beat the Geeks (2002) 1 episode
- Jane White Is Sick & Twisted (2002)
- Biography (2002) 1 episode
- Fish Don't Blink (2002)
- The Zeta Project (2002) 1 episode
- Arena (2002) series regular
- Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
- Book of Days (2003)
- Favorite Stars: Then & Now (2003)
- Neverland (2003)
- Teen Titans (2003-05) 6 episodes
- Every Little Something by Dave (2004)
- The Greatest (2005) 1 episode
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2005) 1 episode
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2005) 1 episode
- I Love the 80's 3-D (2005) 3 episodes
- I Love the Holidays (2005)
- I Love Toys (2006)
- Child Star Confidential (2006) 1 episode
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006) 1 episode
- Naruto (2006) 3 episode
- Random! Cartoons (2007) 1 episode
- Greatest Ever 80s Movies (2007)
- Americanizing Shelley (2007)
- PvP: The Animated Series (2007) 1 episode
- Naruto Shippuden: The Movie (2007)
- Numb3rs (2007) 1 episode
- Legion of Super Heroes (2007-08) 6 episodes
- Criminal Minds (2008) 1 episode
- I Love the New Millennium (2008) 7 episodes
- Ben 10: Alien Force (2008-09) 5 episodes
- Star Trek (2009)
- Kurokami: The Animation (2009) 14 episodes
- Family Guy (2009-10) 2 episodes
- Penny Arcade: The Series (2009-10) 4 episodes
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009-10) 2 episodes
- The Guild (2009-11) 16 episodes
- Leverage (2009-12) 3 episodes
- The Big Bang Theory (2009-16) 13 episodes
- Mobile Suit Gundam UC (2010)
- Trek Nation (2010)
- Loki and SageKing Go to GenCon (2010)
- Robot Astronomy Talk Show (2010) 1 episode
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010-12) 3 episodes
- Eureka (2010-12) 12 episodes
- Stand by Me 25 Years Later: A Picture-in-Picture Commentary Retrospective (2011)
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie (2011)
- Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (2011)
- RedaKai (2011-12) 5 episodes
- Geek DIY (2012) 1 episode
- Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation (2012)
- Chris Hardwick's All-Star Celebrity Bowling (2012) 1 episode
- Reunification: 25 Years After Star Trek - The Next Generation (2012)
- Making It So: Continuing Star Trek - The Next Generation (2012)
- Generator Rex (2012-13) 4 episodes
- TableTop (2012-?) series regular
- Resistance Is Futile: Assimilating Star Trek -The Next Generation (2013)
- Relativity: The Family Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation (2013)
- Con Artists (2013)
- To Be Takei (2014)
- Video Games: The Movie (2014)
- Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
- Robot Chicken (2014) 1 episode
- The Wil Wheaton Project (2014) series regular
- Ben 10: Omniverse (2014) 2 episodes
- Teen Titans Go! (2014-15) 2 episodes
- @midnight (2014-16) 3 episodes
- Co-optitude (2015) 1 episode
- Titansgrave: The Ashes of Valkana (2015) 10 episodes
- Critical Role (2015) 2 episodes
- Dark Matter (2015) 1 episode
- Con Man (2015) 2 episodes
- Miles from Tomorrowland (2015) 2 episodes
- Enter the Battlefield: Life on the Magic - The Gathering Pro Tour (2016)
- Powers (2016) 3 episodes
- Fantasy Hospital (2016) 4 episodes
- Neil Gaiman: Dream Dangerously (2016)
Trivia[]
- Is an avid video game player.
Quotes[]
- "Someone who I would describe as a 'geek' or 'nerd' is a person who loves something to its greatest extent and then looks for other people who love it the same way so they can celebrate loving it together."
- "I spent a lot of my childhood not fitting in, in a lot of different ways."
- "When a person makes fun of you, when a person is cruel to you, it has nothing to do with you. It's not about what you said. It's not about what you did. It's not about what you love. It's about them feeling bad about themselves."
- "I really try my best to be the person I want other people to be."
- "To understand a field, you look at its arts. Arts can be cautionary as well as inspiring."